Together with the First Lady, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Ambassador of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko arrived at the Palace of Westminster.
First Lady Olena Zelenska, Prime Minister Minister Denys Shmyhal and Ambassador of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko arrived at the Palace of Westminster to honor Queen Elizabeth II.
Royal Central reported on the visit, publishing a video in which Denys Shmyhal with his wife Inna, Olena Zelenska and Ambassador of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko with his wife Inna pay their respects to the queen. Olena Zelenska and Inna Shmyhal were visibly upset while looking at the coffin.
The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, is in tears as she visits Westminster Hall where The Queen is Lying-in-State. pic.twitter.com/aSd15OLYsc
— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) September 18, 2022
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Also, Princess of Wales Kate Middleton held an audience with Elena Zelenskaya at Buckingham Palace on the eve of the Queen's funeral.
BREAKING | The #PrincessofWales welcomes #FirstLady of #Ukraine, #OlenaZelenska, at #BuckinghamPalace ahead of tomorrow's State Funeral of #TheQueen #QueenElizabeth pic.twitter.com/uhXjZ8XHXf
— Royal News (@royals_forever) September 18, 2022
This is not the first meeting of the princess with the first lady of Ukraine. In 2020, Prince William and the Princess of Wales met with the Zelenskys.
Read also: Zelensky expressed his condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
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We remind you that 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8. World politicians, including US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, converged all day at the Palace of Westminster to honor Her Majesty.
